Li Mai asked Zhou Heng where the inspiration came from, and Zhou Heng said that he saw a dress that Li Mai wore one day and suddenly thought that if the dress were made like this, it would look better.
After hearing his words, Zhou Quan gave Zhou Heng a deep look.
Zhou Heng felt Zhou Quan's gaze and his heart skipped a beat. He was terrified. Zhou Quan's gaze made it seem as if he had his eye on Zhou Quan's wife.
He had neither the intention nor the courage to commit such a crime.
However, Li Mai was quite pleased to have discovered Zhou Heng's talent. She smiled and called him aside, giving him some instructions. She told him that she would focus on training him to be the shopkeeper and Zhou Tao's successor. She also said that Zhou Tao would not be working at the shop for the time being and would instead focus on learning the zither under Madam Qi's care.
Zhou Heng was very happy to hear that his employer planned to give him an important position and cultivate him, but he was also worried that the burning gaze his good brother was giving him would burn him to ashes.
“Listen carefully. What I’m telling you, you must do and learn it seriously. In short, it won’t harm you. If you learn everything I’m teaching you seriously over these three years, you will also be an excellent businessman in three years.” Li Mai sensed his lack of focus, turned around and gave Zhou Quan a cold look, then spoke to Zhou Heng in a harsher tone.
"Yes, sister-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely learn from you seriously." Zhou Heng quickly focused on listening to Li Mai and made a solemn promise.
After Li Mai finished speaking, she came to Zhou Quan's side and looked at him.
Zhou Quan silently met her gaze, then a look of grievance appeared in his eyes. He wanted to reach out and take her hand; he felt that his wife was angry, she must be angry.
“I’m tired. Come with me to the carriage to rest for a while,” Li Mai said, and walked towards the backyard.
Zhou Quan's eyes lit up, and he quickly and obediently followed her out, helping his wife into the carriage. The next moment, the two of them appeared in the courtyard of the space.
Now, Zhou Quan has built and tidied up all the houses in the space. It's a quiet little courtyard, and the interiors are decorated in the style that Li Mai likes.
It has a more modern style, with a separate bathroom and a large bathtub.
"wheat!"
"daughter in law!"
"lady!"
"baby!"
Seeing Li Mai turn and walk into the house, ignoring him, Zhou Quan followed behind, calling out to her softly as he walked.
Once inside, Li Mai sat down to rest, patted the person next to her, and gestured for Zhou Quan to sit down as well.
Zhou Quan obediently sat down next to her and looked at her.
"Comrade Zhou Quan, let's not be so pathetic in front of outsiders in the future, okay?"
"Do you not believe in yourself, or do you not believe in me?"
"Come on, analyze this for me yourself. You're 1.8 meters tall, is it appropriate for you to act like a pushover about to be dumped by your wife in front of others?"
"I told you just a few days ago that I wouldn't leave you, that I wouldn't abandon you, right?"
“Comrade Zhou Quan, if you continue to be so anxious and indecisive, our marriage may be in trouble.”
Today, Li Mai felt even more uneasy about him. She had only spoken a few words to Zhou Heng, and the aura around him was so chaotic. If she were to be unable to appear in front of him on time one day because of something else, and someone happened to sow discord between them, then a misunderstanding between them could easily lead to a big problem.
This guy's personality is like a ticking time bomb; his emotions are too unstable.
If he gets out of control, no one in the world can control him.
Li Mai suddenly realized that his problem might be big and serious. She couldn't possibly keep him tied around her waist like a belt all the time, could she?
How can I trust him to go out and do things for me alone in the future when he is so insecure?
After Li Mai finished speaking, Zhou Quan silently closed his eyes; he knew his wife was angry.
He slowly lay down on Li Mai's lap, put his arm around her waist, and said "I'm sorry" in a low, muffled voice.
Li Mai looked down at the man lying on her lap, gently raised her hand to stroke the back of his neck, and sighed after a long while, "Tell me, what do you want me to do to make you feel safe?"
Zhou Quan silently sat up straight, hugged her, kissed her, then shook his head and said blankly, "I don't know either. Sometimes when I see you busy and ignoring me, I feel very lonely, like the loneliness and desolation I felt in the apocalypse."
"Even though I'm surrounded by many people, even though they respect me and are willing to talk to me, I still feel lonely, bored, and life seems meaningless. I even lack the desire to live and don't know why I'm alive!"
"Just like when you were talking to Zhou Heng back then, I saw you admiring him and trying your best to teach him how to do business. Suddenly, I felt like someone was about to take you away from me. I felt like you could do without me. I felt like I was dispensable in this world. I even felt very lonely. I felt like I didn't know any of the people in the shop."
With their faces close together, Zhou Quan's eyes were blank as he softly expressed his feelings.
Li Mai felt a pang of pain in her heart as she listened. The more she heard his description, the more it sounded like symptoms of depression.
Upon careful consideration, Li Mai instantly realized the problem.
"Zhou Quan, do you think your memories from your past life are important to you now?" Li Mai asked softly.
"It's not important. I only want to remember this life we shared. The memories from before are dispensable to me," Zhou Quan said softly, shaking his head.
Those memories are filled with unhappiness and loneliness; it's either that he killed many people, or that many people came to kill him.
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